St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20
AS Long as He Is Premier
Lord Salisbury Proposes
to Run Things.
He May Make Errors, But They
Will Not Be Shouldered
on Others.
A Chorus Of Protests From
& Canada Over Chamber
lain's Appointment.
A Lively Row in Western
AuStralia--GenePal For
eign Intelligence.
By Cable TO the Globe.

By Cable TO the Globe.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-The leading poll
ticians of all classes now take the view
that Lord Hartington's policy is simply
that of trying to OutlaSt Mr.. Gladstone.
The Liberal UniOniStS now realize that
their attempt to form separate party
have failed, and are convinced that a
general election would virtually eX-
tinguish them. They sincerely hold that
MIR. GladstOne's return to power would
ne the gravest disaster which could hap
pen to the country and think his return,
if not a certainty. at any rate highly
| probable as the result of a general elec-
ton. Thus alike on personal and on
public grounds they will do their utmost
to prevent dissolution. Mr.. Gladstone
will be Seventy-eight, at Christmas. His
opponents calculate with cynical cool
ness his chances of life and of continued
activity and fOndly hope that if they can
prOlOng the existence of this parliament
until the Liberal leader is well on in the
eighties. the general election would take
place under circumstances much more
favorable to them than any which
can occur while he is still in
the enjoyment of bodily and
mental strength. The government
means to take the fullest advantage of
the septennial act and to hold on until
absolutely compelled by eflluX of time
to dissolve parliament. Meanwhile the
people are to have taste of the ''reso-
lutte governn ent' which they have been
threatened with. Coercion in Ireland,
which, under Mr.. Forster, was kind
Of grim joke, under Mr.. Balfour is to be
II stern reality; and the "kiimainham
garden party" at which T. p. O'COnnor
used to jibe, is replaced by the plank
bed and
PURGATORIAI. PENANCES
&c TllllamOre. At home il is difficult to
doubt that the schemes of the govern
Ment to rehabilitate Mr.. Matthews, the
obnoxious home secretary, and to re-
,aff the public Indignation against
siJnle recent acts of the police, have
failed. Abroad Lord Lytton's appoint
,neHt is the plainest possible intima-
ton to the world that 10 amount of
political indiscretiOn in his nominee, 10
Inftness of character and habits. no
fOrce of criticism by political opponents
or respectful remOnstranceS by power
less adherents will deter Lord Salisbury.
with his mechanical majority at his
back. from working his own sweet will.
10 round OFF the cycle of these defiant
acts of high prerOgatiVe. the prime min
ISter entrusted the most hot-headed and
unreasonable politician in parliament
with the conduct of negotiations which,
if irritatingly or insOlently handled. may
lead to the most disastrous war which
has afflicted the modern world. Such, in
brief, is the present outlook. Lord Sal
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this cOrrelative virtue, that he cares
little for success or fame or popular ap-
plause. and absolutely nothing for mere
place and power. The facts, therefore,
that his foreign or domestic policy is not
agreeable to her cOuntrymen. or even to
his own party
WILL GO FOR LITTLE
liz the determination of his course. He
willdo what he thinks right without re-
gard to consequences, and will cOntem-
plate the issues, whether of failure or
success, of personal discredit or public
disaster. with calm fatalism which
has neither hopes nor fears. That will
be Lord SaliSbury'S course if he is left
to himself, but like other great person.
ages of history he may find that events
are stronger than men, and that some
men are stronger than others. Lord
Salisbury keenly realizes and deplores
the fact that the most powerful minis
ter cannot nowadays do exactly what he
chooses. This is one of the cOnSidera-
tiOnS which make him SO Indifferent to
the destinations of office, and therefore,
although his own prediction will Ger
tainly be for a defiant continuance of
re Olute government" it is possible
that he may find himself Overruled. If
Lord Randolph Churchill reioins his old
colleagues he will back up Lord Sails
bury in forward and aggressive course.
MR.. GoSHEN'S DISPLAY
of resolution, enterprise and political
courage is merely histrionic perform
ance decided to serve party purpose
and beginning and ending OIL the plat
form where it is exhibited. In reality.
in his own character and in cOnsulta-
tiOn with his colleagues, he shrinks by
an unchangable instinct from violence,
risks and extreme measures. The word
danger" not in its physical, but in its
political significance, has supernatural
Terrors for the seemingly valiant chan
cellOr of the eXchequer. If once he be-
gin's to fear his chiefs policy is dan
gereus he will waver, and if he can not
induce his leader to retreat or his COM
panions-in-armS to mutiny. he will seek
some convenient opportunity for de-
Gladstone and his intimate advisors that
a general election can be forced next
year has been greatly increased by
events of the past week. especially the
refusal of the Tory constituents of Sir
John GOrSt to adopt resolutions of con-
fidence in the policy of the
government. This has also had
depressing influence on the Right Hon.
George j. GOschen. and attaches great
interest in the meeting of Lord Hart
ington with his constituents at Rawten-
stall on Saturday. Dec. 3. 1t is be-
lieved that he will not venture to
challenge their opinion during the eX-
istence of this parliament. 1t is, how
ever, thought that his appearance among
his constituents has for its object the
forming an opinion as to his
CHANCES OF REELECTION
in the event of circumstances recon-
mending a change of position in the
house of c0mmons: that is, the fusion of
some, at least, of Lord HartingtOn'S
group with the main body of the minis
terialists.
Lord Salisbury continues to receive
numerous letters from prominent
Canadians asking for the recall of Mr..
Chamberlain. They say that Mr. Cham
berlain has done more than anybody
has succeeded in doing before to make
the Canadians face the contingency
of separating from the mother country
as a practical problem. If England,
through her commissioner, shows so lit |
tie understanding of the interests or re-
gard for the feeling of Canadians, itmay |
naturally occur to them, Lord Salisbury
is told, that they might better arrange J